Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
MimiJudith
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#1Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 11:37amI was watching The Music Man the other night (the Robert Preston version, not that horrible Matthew Broderick version) and I thought how perfect NLB would be as Prof. Harold Hill in a Broadway revival. Would NLB even do a revival? Thoughts?
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#3Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 12:24pmI've thought the same thing! I would LOVE to see him in this role
#4Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 12:28pm
I need a moment to wrap my head around someone having to tone it DOWN to play Harlod Hill.
OK...I'm in.
As long as I'm in, I'll suggest Katie Clark as Marian.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
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#5Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 12:30pmHmm...that sounds interesting. Maybe.
#6Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 12:52pmI'd see it. I love him and have a huge soft spot for this show.
#7Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 1:55pmGood lord, that's perfect casting.
#8Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 1:58pmI will see anything Norbert does and this is no exception. And I nominate Kelli O'Hara for Marian.
#10Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:15pm
not that horrible Matthew Broderick version
Broderick was miscast but the film itself is not horrible. The rest of the cast are fabulous and I can't help but smile when watching it.
As for Butz as Hill - I'd see it.
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#11Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:19pmIdeally, Marian would be a little younger than O'Hara.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#12Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:21pm
"...but the film itself is not horrible. The rest of the cast are fabulous and I can't help but smile when watching it."
Wow, couldn't disagree more. For me, everything about that movie sucked. Broderick's performance was just the cherry on top of the big pile of poop.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#13Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:54pm
Ideally, Marian would be a little younger than O'Hara.
Then there goes my suggestion of Kate Baldwin.
Oh, and I'd like to see LuPone as Mrs. Shinn.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#14Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:56pm
I'll see Norbert in ANYthing. He'd be perfect as Hill.
Josh Gad as Marcellus!
#15Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 2:58pmgivesmevoice, Kate Baldwin is playing Marian in a production at Arena Stage next year.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#16Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 3:01pmPerhaps Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Shinn???
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#17Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 3:03pm
givesmevoice, Kate Baldwin is playing Marian in a production at Arena Stage next year.
Yes, I know! I'm hoping I'll be able to get down to DC to see her.
And I love the idea of Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Shinn.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#18Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 3:15pmCould we get Kristen Wiig to play Mrs. Shinn?
#19Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 4:31pmKatie Finneran for Mrs. Shinn. I could see Laura Osnes as Marian.
#20Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 4:42pmJosh Gad would be a good Marcellus, but I'll admit that I've love to see Seth McFarlane as Marcellus- since we've all heard his "Shipoopi" a million times anyway.
#21Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 5:03pmYeah, but Seth in his actual singing and appearance is more of a Harold Hill...which, I would also like to see. :)
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 6:35pmAfter seeing Eric McCormack play the role on Broadway, there's no other living actor I'd like to see in the role.
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#23Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/15/11 at 6:37pmThe reason it seems like a good fit is that he played Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The two characters, though different in tone, share a ton of similarities. Would he be great? Obviously. Is it inspired casting? I don't think so. I find it quite predictable actually.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#24Norbert Leo Butz as Prof. Harold Hill?
Posted: 7/16/11 at 2:08amwhat about a Revival directed by Bartlett Sher?
